Who is this Catherine Kleier?

Should I worry?

All about me

• Hometown: Louisville, KY

• Undergraduate: CU-Boulder, EEB

• M.S.: Oregon State University, Botany

• Ph.D.: UCLA, EEB

• Adams State College, 3 years

• CU-Boulder, 1 year

• Regis University, 4 years, Tenured

What Else I Teach

• Writing Analytically – Climate Controversy

• Conservation Biology

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Introduction to Environmental Science

• Plant Diversity and Ecology

• Plant Physiological Ecology

• Principles of Ecology

My research

• Boulder County, CO

• Breckenridge, CO

• Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile

• White Mountains , CA

• Bodega Bay, CA

When I’m not working…

• Hiking

• Biking

• Skiing

• Backpacking

• Surfing

• Yoga

• Being a wife and mom

Writing Analytically

• Writing intensive

• Three papers and one article summary

• Grammar lessons

• Primary literature

• Analytical / critical reading and writing

Regis WA Philosophy

• WA is required of all students• Taught by many faculty in many

disciplines• Four-day seminar after spring semester to

help faculty teach writing• Large handbook• Integral to the Regis College Core

What else is WA?

• Bonding

• Advising (for the first year)

• Introduction to college life

• Information

• Troubleshooting

What I don’t do

• Professional Counseling

• Check that your student attends all their classes

• Make your student perform all their homework

• Inform you of their grades or academic progress

• Your student must learn responsibility